T47.0: Poisoning: Histamine H-receptor antagonists
You have been poisoned by a drug that reduces the discharge of gastric acids.
The stomach is located in the upper left abdomen. The stomach stores food and breaks it down further. Harmful pathogens are also killed by gastric acid in the stomach. The stomach thus prepares the food for digestion in the intestines. Gastric acids are produced in certain cells in the stomach. These cells then discharge the gastric acids into the stomach. There the gastric acids mix with the partially digested food.
A substance can cause poisoning if, for example, too much of it is taken. The substance may also be administered or taken by mistake.
There are a variety of drugs that suppress gastric acid secretion. They differ in the way they act, for example. With a poisoning, the symptoms depend on such things as which drug has been taken.
There can be various symptoms in the case of poisoning by drugs that suppress gastric acid secretion. The person may be confused or numbed, for example. You may also be dizzy. Breathing problems may occur.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Source
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